23 people indicted in Butler and Warren counties

Grand juries, which meet in secret, review criminal charges brought by police and prosecutors and investigate possible criminal behavior. The proceedings are usually one-sided, because the accused is not present and witnesses are not cross-examined.

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A grand jury may issue an indictment if it finds probable cause that a crime was committed and the accused person is responsible. An indictment is an accusation that must then be proven in court. The grand jury may also elect to issue no indictment.

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BUTLER COUNTY

Indictments returned during a recent session of the Butler County grand jury:

Jason L. Wells, 6820 Lakeside Drive, West Chester; certified back to the lower court on one count each of failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, operating a motor vehicle bearing an invalid license plate or identification mark, operating a motor vehicle without a valid license, signal lights, and failure to display license plates or tags.

Jacob E. Mendenhall, 1382 Grandview Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.

Kimber A. Rose II, 3120 Vincent Drive, Hamilton; indicted on two counts of endangering children, and one count each of aggravated possession of drugs and operating a vehicle under the influence.

Marshall S. Woolum, 317 W. Vine St., Oxford; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.

Shawn P. Burkett, 224 Park St., Middletown; indicted on one count of unauthorized use of a vehicle.

Brittany Nicole Hill, 770 Gordon Smith Blvd., Hamilton; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.

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Misty Dawn Gray, 3316 Burbank Ave., Apt. C, Middletown; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.

David D. Herring, 4455 Doefler Ct., #1/2, West Chester; indicted on one count of illegal conveyance of weapons or prohibited items onto grounds of specified governmental facility.

Delbert A. Baker, 324 Chestnut St., Hamilton; certified back to the lower court on one count of driving under OVI suspension.

Deante Jerome Lewis, 2104 Winton St., Middletown; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, possession of cocaine, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.

Tyler S. Alsman, 346 Wyoming Ave., Fairfield; indicted on one count of trespass in a habitation.

James R. Bear, 184 S. Main St., Camden; indicted on one count each of breaking and entering, theft, and receiving stolen property.

Emmanuel Y. Ofori, 300 Hillside Ave., Cincinnati; indicted on eight counts of receiving stolen property (direct), and one count of receiving stolen property.

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Timothy John Townsley, 1866 Fairmount Ave., Cincinnati; indicted on two counts of aggravated possession of drugs, and one count of illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.

Joshua K. Starling, 52 Cranbrook Drive, Hamilton; certified back to the lower court on one count of petty theft.

Antonio L. Miles, 1368 Carriage Hill, Apt. 24, Hamilton; indicted on three counts of having weapons while under disability (direct), and one count each of possession of heroin, possession of cocaine, trafficking in heroin, trafficking in cocaine, and having weapons while under disability.

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WARREN COUNTY

The Warren County grand jury returned these indictments during a recent session:

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Anthony Omar McDonald, 606 Strand Land, Cincinnati; indicted on one count each of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, and operation while under the influence of alcohol or drug of abuse.

Casey Aichholz, 2546 Madison Road, Cincinnati; indicted on one count each of aggravated trafficking in drugs (direct), aggravated possession of drugs (direct), illegal manufacture of drugs (direct), and possession of criminal tools (direct).

Terence Collins, 7811 Bitteroot Lane, Cincinnati; indicted on one count each of illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, possession of heroin, and illegal conveyance of a communication device onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility.

Daniel Heath Foster, 232 Grandin Road, Maineville; indicted on three counts of violating protection, and one count each of burglary, arson, failure to comply with order or signal of police officer, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, having weapons while under disability, and carrying concealed weapons.

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Shawn Michael Kelley, 2320 Byron St., Middletown; indicted on one count each of aggravated trafficking in drugs, and aggravated possession of drugs.

Julie Ann Turner, 849 St. Rt. 42, S. Lebanon; indicted on one count each of burglary, theft of drugs, safecracking, and theft.

Taylor Erin Barton, 2 Dunston Place, Hamilton; indicted on four counts of forgery, two counts of theft, and one count of burglary.

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